Minutes of Club Meeting # 972 - September 18, 2015

BANGALORE TOASTMASTERS CLUB (BTMC)

Club #9206 (District-92 - Karnataka and Kerala)

Minutes of Club Meeting # 972

September 18, 2015

Conquer the Stage

Venue/Time:  Ashirwad - Loyola Hall, St Marks Road / 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

Theme of the Day:  Success has made failures of many men.

Word of the Day:  Abdication (noun)

Meaning - to give up or renounce (authority, duties, an office, etc.), especially in a voluntary, public, or formal manner

Usage - King Edward VIII of England abdicated the throne in 1936.

Total Attendees –  30

Members – 27.  Guests -3

CLUB OFFICERS:

PRESENT:

1.  TM Joseph Dass        VP Education

2.  TM Sahil Jain            VP Membership

3.  TM Mahaveer Jain     VP Public Relations
4.  Nisha Balakrishnan     Secretary

5.  TM Varun Dev           VP Finance

6.  TM Karunakar Dev    Sergeant @ Arms

APOLOGIES:

1.  TM Cherian Thomas          President

MEETING OPENED:  Sergeant@Arms, TM Karunakar Dev, started the meeting with panache at precisely 6:30 pm.
 

                                    

PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS:  The presiding officer for the day, TM Joseph Dass, VP Education, called the meeting to order and delivered a very soul-stirring presidential address in his flamboyant style touching on the theme of the day " Success has made failures of many men."

                     

ROLE TAKERS:

1.  TM Richard D'Souza      Toastmaster of Day

2.  TM Nandan Damle         General Evaluator

3.  TM Deepankar Dev        Table Topics Master

INTRODUCTORY REMARKS BY TOASTMASTER OF THE DAY:  As Toastmaster of the Day, TM Richard D'Souza, captivated his audience with his impeccable cadence.

                              

INTRODUCTORY REMARKS BY GENERAL EVALUATOR:   As GE for the day, the dynamic and dashing TM Nandan Damle introduced his TAG team and in the end gave a very comprehensive evaluation of the entire meeting paying extremely close attention to details.

                                 

TAG TEAM:

1.  TM Gaurav V.                Timer

2.  TM Rahul Bhuyan          Ah Counter

3.  TM Samuel Wankhede   Grammarian

AGENDA 1:  TABLE TOPICS:  As Table Topics Master, lively TM Deepankar Dev, got all the speakers thinking on their feet.

Table Topic Speakers

1.  TM Kamal Kumar Garg

Topic –It is easy to be brave from a distance.

2.  TM Vinaay Venkataramana

Topic –Never find fault with the absent.

3.  TM Payal Bhulani

Topic – Your friend has a friend; don't tell him.

4.  TM Siraj Ur Rehman

Topic – Faint hearts never win fair ladies.
 
5.  TM Vijay Kalkundri

Topic –A hungry stomach has no ears.

6.  TM Vijay Anand

Topic – Follow love and it will flee, flee love and it will follow.

7.  TM Mahaveer Jain

Topic – Everyone is wise until he speaks.

8. TM Abubakar

Topic - Change yourself, change your fortunes.

9.  TM Jose James

Topic –Life without a friend is death without a witness.

10. TM Mahesh Vittal Rao

Topic –He is rich who owes nothing.

11. Guest Esther

Topic - When spider web unite, they can tie up a lion.

TEA/COFFEE BREAK

AGENDA 2:  PREPARED SPEECHES

Speakers:

1.  TM Sanjana Oolety attempted her project #1/Ice Breaker from Competent Communicator Manual.

Title – "A BELIEVER NOT A PHILOSOPHER."

 

2.  TM Lalith Dhanush attempted his project #5 from Competent Communicator Manual.

Title – "IT IS WHAT IT IS."  

3.  TM Varun Dev attempted his project #10 from Competent Communicator Manual.

Title – "RISK YOUR LIFE OR LOSE IT."

 

AGENDA 3:  SWEARING-IN CEREMONY

Four new members were sworn-in as members of the Bangalore Toastmasters Club by Vice President - Membership, TM Sahil Jain.

1.  TM Kamal Kumar Garg
2.  TM Gaurav V.
3.  TM Mahesh Vittal Rao
4.  TM Sanjana Oolety

AGENDA 4:  EVALUATION SESSION

1.  TM Sanjana Oolety's speech was evaluated by TM Prakash Tamhankar.

                                                                        

2.  TM Lalith Dhanush's speech was evaluated by TM Payal Bhulani.

                                             

                                               

3.  TM Varun Dev's speech was evaluated by TM Joseph Dass.

AGENDA 4:  AWARDS

1.  Well-Done Certificate - TM Richard D'Souza

2.  Best Speaker  – Varun Dev

3.  Best Table Topic Speakers - Esther (Guest)

4.  Certificate of Appreciation for Ice Breaker – TM Sanjana Oolety

AGENDA 5:  ANNOUNCEMENTS

1.  Appeal to the members to renew their membership to Bangalore Toastmasters Club by paying their dues on or before September 25, 2015.
Contact Person - VP Finance - TM Varun Dev or VP Membership - TM Sahil Jain

2.  Club Level Humourous and Evaluation Contest - September 25, 2015.

Contact Person - Vice President - Education - TM Joseph Dass.

3.  Speechcraft - II
Contact Person - VP - Membership, TM Sahil Jain.

4.  Appeal to New Members to take up Roles.
Contact Person - VP Education - TM Joseph Dass.

ADJOURNMENT:  At 8:40 by the VP Education (TM Joseph Dass).

QUOTE FOR THE WEEK:  "If you focus on results, you will never change.  If you focus on change, you will get results"  - Jack Dixon


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